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THE 

INSTITUTION 

or THE 

MERRIMACK 

Humane §>octet£, 

WITH THE 



RULES FOR REGULATING SAID SOCIETY, 

AND THE METHODS OF TREATMENT 

TO BE USED WITH PERSONS 

APPARENTLY DEAD. 



NEWBURYPORT I 

Printed by E, M. BLUNT, N® 8, Stated**, 
1803, 






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MERRIMACK 

HUMANE SOCIETY, 



Among the discoveries of modern times, 
none ought to be reckoned more valuable, 
or are calculated to afford a more exquisite 
source of gratification, to the truly benevo- 
lent mind, than those w hich have been made 
in the art of resuscitation. Repeated ex- 
periments have demonstrated, not only the 
possibility, but also the moral certainty, of 
restoring suspended animation, where time- 
ly aid is afforded, and proper remedies -are 

applied : With a view of collecting the 

various modes of treatment, that are used 
in cases of this nature, arising either from 
drowning or suffocation, of recommending 
such as appear to be the most effectual, 
and of rewarding active exertions to save 
the lives of their fellow-creatures, associa- 
tions have been formed, both in Europe 
and America, under the name of Human i: 
Societies* -the success attending their 
endeavours, under the blessing of Heaven, 
has evidently proved their utility. 

It is conceived, that a Society of this 
kind, composed of members belonging to 
this town, and its vicinity, is both needed, 



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and would be serviceable to the cause of 
humanity, Not a single year passes, but 
we. hear of accidents happening in the wa- 
ters of' the Merrimack \ the fatal effects of 
some of which might have been prevented, . 
it is presumed, had either earlier assistance 
beer* given, or the best methods of recov- 
ery been more generally known.— The 

poignant distress which these events must 
necessarily occasion, or the heart-felt pleas- 
ure, on the other hand, that would be re- 
alized, in making a successful effort to pre* 
serve the life of a parent, a child, a friend, 
or a feMow-eitizen, need not be described. 
To establish the institution proposed, a mod- 
erate sum, contributed annually, by a cer- 
tain number of members, would be suffix 
Crcni. 

A society is now formed in this town 
and vicinity, for these salutary purposes ; 
arid the following plan, and arrangements, 
are submitted to the inspection of the pub- 
lic. 

Subscribers who pay One Dollar 
per annum, to be considered as annual 
members — those of Ten Dollars, or more, 
members for life. 



BYE-LAWS 

Of THE 

Merrimack Humane Society. 



ARTICLE I. 
THERE shall be a Board of Trustees 
of this Society, to consist of a President, 
Vice President, Treasurer, Corresponding 
Secretary, Recording Secretary, and ten 
others, who shall be first chosen at this 
meeting, and hereafter, at the annual meet- 
ing of the Society, and they shall always 
be chosen by ballot. 

ARTICLE IL 
The Annual Meeting of this Society 
shall be held at Newb'uryport, on the first 
Tuesday of September, of which, notice 
shall be given, by the Trustees, in the pa- 
per there printed. 

ARTICLE III. 
The President, and in his absence, the 
Vice President, shall preside in all meet- 
ings of the Society, and of the Trustees. 
ARTICLE IV 
The Treasurer shall have the charge 
of all monies belonging to the Society ; 
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shall place any portion: thereof at interest, 
under direction from the Trustees, and 
shall pay out all such sums as sh&^l be 
-drawn tW b^* t>hc President or Viee Pre- 
sident, in pursuance of a vote of the Trus- 
tees ; and all orders for money shall be 
signed by the President v r Vice President,, 
and countersigned by the Recording Secre- 
tary. 

ARTICLE V. 

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The Corresponding Secretary .shall 
n^aija-ge the; correspondence of the Society, 
and prepare all articles for publication, 
which shall be thought worthy thereof by 
the Trustees." 

ARTICLE VL 

The Recording Secretary shall record 
I all the doings of \l\e Society, and of .the 
i Trustees. ; ; he shall demand nnd receive ail 
. monies due from th£ Members, and pay 
the same to the Treasure r^^akiijg: h,K re- 
ceipt therefor, and charging Mm with the 
amount thereof. _ , ^ ^ 



ARTICLE VIL 
Tup; Bofird, qi Trusty shall, hfive the 
management of the fuu4s.\ 01 the Society ;. 
.<hrJi have authority to "grant .premiums,. 
not exceeding the value 'of fifty dollars in 
sufcy one instance,, and to disown e any ntc- 



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nics in furtherance of the designs of fhe 
Institution. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

SpecIal Meetings of the Society may 

' be- culled by the Trustees, notice thereof 

being given in the manner prescribed m. the 

second Article. T 

ARTICLE I\*. 

The sums subscribed by each Mem- 
ber shall be paid to the Recording Secre- 
tary, aud the annual due shall be paid on 
or before the last day of August* 
ARTICLE X. 

No Member of the Society shall have 
a right to vote in any meeting, whose an- 
nual dues are unpaid,, having been there- 
tofore demanded by the Secretary- 
ARTrCLE XL 

Any rive of the Trustees r of whom the- 
President or Vice President is to be one r 
shall constitute a quorum,, to transact any 
business that may come before them. 
ARTICLE XII. 

The Trustees shall have authority to* 
appoint the times and places ©f their own* 
meetings ;. to make Rules and Regulations 
for the orderly conducting the business at 
such, meetings, and at the meetings of the 



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Society; and all other Orders and Regula- 
tions necessary and proper for carrying in- 
to effect the objects of this Institution, not 
inconsistent with such Laws or Regula- 
tions as have been r or may hereafter be 
made by the Society. 

A TRUE COPY* 
(Attest) 

W. WOART, 

Recording Secretary 






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METHODS of treatment to be used with 
Persons apparently dead from Drowning, 

THE unfortunate person should be 
carefully conveyed to the nearest house. 
For this purpose, the head is to be raised a 
little, as in bed, and the body carried in $ 
natural and easy manner. 

If the tveather will permit, the windows 
should be kept open, and temperature be 
regulated between 56 and 64? of Fahren- 
heit's thermometer. 

The body, if wet, must be immediately 
well dried, to prevent the chilling effects of 
evaporation, and then be wrapped in warm 
• blankets, or the warm clothes taken from 
some ox the spectators, unless the cooling 
process should be first necessary, in conse- 
quence of the object being in a half frozen 
state ; for in that case it ought to be rub- 
bed with snow, or flannels wrung out of 
cold water and vinegar, before any degree 
of artificial warmth can safely be applied. 

In all cases of apparent death, time 
presses, and the urgency of the case de- 
mands uncommon expedition, In this cri- 
tical situation, the vital spark, like the last 
glimmering of a taper, at each succeeding 
minute, grows more feeble, till the instant 
it expires ; — every moment is precious tp 



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one who hangs, as it were, betwixt time 
and eternity. 

Whoever is appointed for the purpose of 
recovering drowned persons, should have 
an assistant, well acquainted with the me- 
thods to be made use of, that while one is 
going on with the first and most simple 
methods, the other may be preparing what 
else may be necessary, so that no time may 
be lost between the operations ; and the 
more so, as the first means recommended, 
will, in all cases, assist the second, and 
both together may be often attended with 
success, though each separately might 
have failed. 

No persons are to be admitted into the 
room, but those who are actually employ- 
ed in exerting their utmost endeavors for 
the recovery of the unfortunate. Six per- 
sons are, therefore, the greatest number 
that can ever prove useful, on such occa- 
sions ; and those who are by-standers, for 
the sake of curiosity, should be requested 
to withdraw, as their presence may retard, 
or totally prevent restoration. 

Having prepared a bed or mattrass, on a 
table of a proper height, the body is to be 
placed thereon, with the head elevated by 
two pillars ; when the different parts of the 
process may be conducted in the following 
manner :' 



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I. 

Let respiration be imitated, by insert- 
ing the pipe of a pair of bellows into 
one nostril, while the mouth and opposite 
nostril are closed by an assistant, and the 
windpipe gently pressed back, then forcing 
air into the lungs, and alternately expelling 
it by pressing the chest. 
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II. 

The Electrical Machine being prepar- 
ed, and the lungs expanded, let one dis- 
charging rod be placed just below the right 
breast, and the other above the short ribs 
of the left ; the Electrometer being moved 
a quarter of an inch from the jar, let the 
electrical current be passed directly thro' 
the heart. The electrical shock being giv- 
en, let the lungs be emptied, by suffering 
the air to escape by the mouth, while gen- 
tle pressure is made on the chest. The 
moment this is accomplished, let the lungs 
again be expanded, and the shock repeated, 
varying its direction, its power, and its fre- 
quency, as circumstances may point out, 

III. 

The smoke of tobacco is to be thrown 
up the fundament, by means of the fumiga- 
tor ; this operation should be repeat- 



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edty performed ; or stimulating clyster* 
exhibited, such as the following : 

1st, Half a pint of Madeira wine, one 
drachm of the tincture of cinnamon or 
lavender, or half a drachm of pure spirit 
of Sal Ammoniac. 

2d. Take of warm water* half a pint ; of 
fresh mustard* half an ounce ; of etherial 
oil of turpentine* two drachms — the whole 
to be incorporated with f^he yolk of an egg. 

3d* Take of strong infusion of horse- 
radish root; twelve ounces j of pure sal 
Ammoniac j one drachm. 

IV. 

The body* being covered with flan- 
tiel, may be warmed by a heated warm- 
ing-pan, moved lightly up and down the 
back, for a considerable time, or bladders 
filled with hot water — heated bricks, cov- 
ered with flannel — fomentations of hot rum, 
frequently renewed* should be applied to 
the region of the stomach* and to the ex- 
tremities ; Or* if conveniences are at hand* 
the warm bath may supply heat to the bo- 
dy more generally than any other means* 

If a child has been drowned* its body 
should be wiped perfectly dry, and imme- 
diately placed in bed, between two persons 
of good constitution. The salutary ef- 
fects of the natural vital warmth have been 



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■ clearly proved hi a variety of successful 
cases. 

V. 

The legs and arms must now be dil- 
igently rubbed with the warm hand, or 
with warm flannel, which may be impreg- 
nated with the fumes of Gum Benzoin, or 
Spirits — the friction must be gradually ex- 
tended to the thighs, abdomen, and chest* 

The nostrils may be every now and then 
tickled with a feather — snuff and volatilcs 
should be occasionally made use of to ex- 
cite sneezing if possible. 

The body is to be gently shaken every 
ten minutes in order to render the process 
more certainly successful. And the bodies 
of children in particular, are to be agitated 
by taking hold of their arms and legs f re- 
quently and for a continuance of time. In 
a variety of instances, agitation in con- 
junction with the methods laid down, has 
forwarded the recovery of boys, who had 
been drowned and continued for a consid- 
erable time apparently dead. 

VI. 

At that critical period, when sneezing, 
slight twitchings, gasping, pulsation," or 
natural warmth mark the first dawn of re- 
turning life, instead of increasing it will be 

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prudent to moderate the stimulating pow* 
crs. 

VII. 
When the natural respiration and th& 
power of swallowing are restored, the pa- 
tient should be put into a bed moderately 
warmed, with his head properly raised, and 
his feet wrapped in warm flannel — warm 
tvhey and other diluents, with some cordial 
draught in small quantities may be given 
to promote perspiration and establish equal 
action in the system — But if possible the 
direction of a Physician should be had ; 
and it should be the care of the. Physician ( 
to direct his regimen and attendance till 
health is established, 

VIII. 

The cautions against bleeding, are so nu- 
merous, that the indications should be very 
evident to authorise its practice. 

These methods which are fully recom- 
mended, should be made use of with vigor 
for several hours, though no favourable 
circumstances should arise : For it is a 
vulgar and dangerous opinion to suppose - 
that persons are irrecoverable, because life 
does not soon make its appearance. And 
upon this opinion an immense number of 
the seemingly dead have been committed to 
the grave, who might have been restored 



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to life, by resolution and perseverance in. 
tLe plans of treatment now recommended. 



METHODS to be used for the recovery of 
persons chitted with cold* 

I. 

THE body of a person chilled with the 
cold, and apparently lifeless, is to be care- 
fully examined. If there is any degree of 
warmth, remaining about the breast, or 
armpits, it may be proper to attempt the 
recovery, especially if any motion is per- 
ceivable, by putting the hand upon the 
heart. 

II. 

The body is to be placed under cover,, 
but not near a fire ; nothing hot is to be ap- 
plied to any parts of the body. To the 
soles of the feet, however, warm bricks may 
be applied with safety, if the feet are not 
actually frozen. 

IIL 

The body is to be gently rubbed with a 
woolen cloth, or with the warm hand, es- 
pecially about the breast, and along the 
back bone. 

IV. 

Tobacco smoke is to be blown into the, 
fundament by means of the fumigator, or 



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a lighted tobacco pipe. Warm clysters 
should also be injected ; and if symptoms 
of recovery are then apparent, a little weak 
wine and water may. be, given moderately- 
warmed. But, no strong spirits, nor any 
thing else is to-be given, that may have a 
tendency suddenly to increase the circu- 
lation of the blood, as, every thing of that 
kind must at .this stage of the recovery 
prove injurious. 

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When the limbs arc frozen, putting them 
into cold water, made still colder by the 
addition of snow or ice, is recommended as 
the best means of restoring them. 



N. B. Whenever any good has been pro- 
duced by the means recommended, the 
person who has superintended the cure, is 
desired to write a circumstantial account 
of it to the Society. 

The above methods of resuscitation from 
apparent death, have been found efficacious 
in various instances of suspended animation 
from other causes — such as hanging, con- 
vulsion fits, suffocation by noxious vapours, 
the confined air of wells, cisterns," caves 
the must of fermenting liquors, &c. 

Added to what has been already re- 
commended, we arc told that dashing cold 



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water upon the head and breast, in a very 
desperate case of suffocation, from the 
fumes of charcoal, keeping the patient in 
cold air, during the time of application, 
succeeded almost miraculously* 

These methods have been copied from 
the recommendations of the Humane So- 
ciety at Boston, and selected from other 
writings, so as to exhibit in due order those 
means which the Society judge most prac- 
ticable and best. 



Three Huts have been erected by the Society , 
on Plumb-Island ; a description of the 
island and situation of the buildings are 
as follows : 

PLUMB-ISLAND bears North and 
South, and is about 83 miles in length ; at 
the North End are two light-houses, with 
lights at night, which brought in range will 
conduct vessels at high water, day or night, 
over the bar into safe anchorage in 4 or 5 
fathoms water, abreast or between the two 
lights — the house for the keeper of the 
lights is South from them about 20 rods. 

2500 paces^or about \\ mile South from 
this house and the lights, on the inside of 
the island, is the first house erected to shel- 
ter the wrecked unfortunate mariner. East 
200 paces from which, and near the sea- 
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fs a Beacon with a hand pointing to 
,lhc house. 

.2,900 paces, or about 1^ mile South o£ 
this is a second house erected for the same 
purpose. S. E. 400 paces is a Beacon with 
a hand pointing' toit. ' 

1/00 paces, or about 1 mile South, is a 
third house, with a Beacon bearing East 
.500 paces. distant. 

5000 paces, or -about 3 miles South of 
this, is a house occupied by Mr. Spillef 
and family, which is about 1 mile from the 
South eiicl of the island — about 1 mile from - 
the third house is a grove of pines, extend- 
ing 1 1 mile, to within half a mile of Mr. 
£piller's house — --and about W. 1 mile frbm 
the S. end of the island, arc two other 
houses with families. 

This island at the broadest part docs not 
exceed 500 paces in width from high farter 
-nark, the Mariner whose fate it is to be" 
cast on shore here, can by noticing ffiB 
point, of. compass from which the in nil 
blows at the time of being wrecked, be 
Governed in his course across the island; 
yvKere he will find himself under the lee of 
-he higher land, and in less tempestuous 
weather ; and by keeping along the margin 
Qi the island, and before entering on the 
marsh, 'where the travelling is good, either 
North or South, will bc v certain of meeting 



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with one of these houses, which will pre- 
fect him from the inclemency of the weather 
and until assistance can he afforded, which 
is immediate after it is known that a vessel 
is wrecked. 

Near the South end of Plumb-Island are 
some rocks, those who are compelled, if 
they can choose their place to go on shore, 
would do well to avoid them by striking 
the beach more northerly. 

It rarely happens that any life is lost on 
this beach, when the crew remain on board 
until low water, many have been by attempt- 
ing to land in their boat. 






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The following is a list of the Officers electee! 
for the year beginning in Sept. 1802. 

MicaJaii Sawyer, M. D. President. 

Hon. Dudley A. Tyng, Esq. Vice-Pre- 
sident. 

Ebenezer Stocker> Esq. Treasurer* 

Nathaniel Bradstreet, M.B. 
Corresponding-Secretary. 

Mr. William Woart, Rec. Secretary^ 

Rt. Rev. Edward Bass, 
Rev. Thomas Cary, 
Dr. Nath'l Saltonstall, 
Dr. Samuel Nye, 
William Coombs, Esq. 
Rev. Isaac Smith, 
Nicholas Johnson, Esq. 
Rev. Daniel Dana, 
Rev. Samuel Spring, 
Rev. John Andrews, 



Trustees* 



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Members 9 Names. 

£5* These printed in Italic are members for life* 

Rev. John Andrews, Newburyport 
Mr. Phineas Adams, Boston 
Mr. Amos Atkinson, Newbury 
Mr. Daniel Appleton, Haverhill 
Rev. Abiel Abbot, do, 

Mr. Moses Atwood, do. 



Rt. Rev. Edward Bass, D. D. Newburyport 
Moses Br.&um, Esq. do. 

Mr. Joseph Brown, do. 

Mr. Jacob Brown, do. 

William Bartlet, Esq. do. 

Capt. Edmund Bartlet, jun. do. 
Capt. Stephen Bartlet, do. 

Mr. Josiah Bartlet, Newbury 
Hon. Bailey Bartlet, Esq. Haverhill 
Israel Bartlet, Esq. do. 

Nathaniel Bradstreet, M.B. Newburyport 
Mr. Edmund M. Bluut^ do. 

Mr. Benjamin Balch, do. 

Mr. John Balch, do* 

Mr. Daniel Balch, do. 

Mr. Thomas H. Balch, do. 

Mr. Phillip Bagley, do. 

Mr. Daniel Bricket, Haverhill 



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Mr. John Barnard, Newburyport 
Mr. Daniel Burnham, do. 



Rev. Thomas Cary, Newburyport 
Capt. Thomas Cary, jun. do. 
Joshua Carter, Esq. do. 

Thomas Carter, Esq. do. 

Mr. Nathaniel Carter, do. 

Dr. Charles Coffin, Newbury 
Capt. Tristram Coffin, Newburyport 
JCapt. Samuel Coffin, do. 

Maj. David Coffin, do. 

Mr. David Coffin, jun, do. 

William Coo?mbs, Esq. do* 

Mr. Phillip Coombs, Newbury 
Mr. Joseph Cutler, Newburyport 
Mr. Samuel Cutler, do. 

Mr. William Cutler, do. 

Mr. Joseph Cutler, jun. do, 
Mr. James Cutler, Boston 
Thomas M. Clark, Esq. Newburyport 
Mr. Seth Clark, Salisbury 
Capt.. Bailey Chace, Newburyport 
Mr. Alexander Campbell, Newbury 
Ralph Cross, Esq. Newburyport 
Mr. William Currier, do. 
Capt, George Connelly do. 






Rev. Dai.h'i Dana, Newburyport 
Joseph Dana, I'm;. do. 

Mr. Anthony Davenport, do. 
Mr. Moaea I>avenport, do. 
Dr. Aaron Davis, jun. do. 
James Duncan, jun. Esq. Haverhill 
Deacon Joseph Dodge, do. 



TVIr. William Eaton, Newburyport 
Joseph Emerson, Esq. do. 



Sir. Andrew Frothingham, Newburypoit 
Mr. Andrew Frothingham, jun. do. 
Mr. Gilman Frothingham, do. 

Mr. Stephen Frothingham, do* 

Mr. Samuel Foster, do. 

Capt. Robert Foster, do* 

Capt. John D. Farley, do. 

Mr. Samuel French, jun, doi. 

Capt. Daniel Farley, do. 

Capt. Robert Follarrsbee, Salisbury 



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Rev. John Giles, Newburyport 
Mr. Jonathan Gage> do. 
Col. John Greenleaf, do. 
Capt. Joshua Greenleaf, do* 
Capt. Charles Goodrich, do. 
Mr. Samuel Goodhue, do. 
Mr. Ebenezer Gunnison, Ao» 
Capt. John Goodwin, do. 
Mr. Arthur Gilman, do. 
"Mr. Moses Gale, Haverhill 

Capt. Ebenezer Hale, Newburyport 
Mr. Ebenezer Hale, jun. do* 
Mr. Thomas Hale, Newbury 
Mr. Nathan Hoyt, Newburyport 
Mr. Elias Hunt, Newbury 
Mr. Woodbridge G. Hunt, Newburyport 
Capt. Stephen Holland, do. 

Mr. William Holliday, do. 

Mr. James Hodge, do. 

Capt. Stephen Howard, do. 

Michael Hodge, jun. Esq, do. 
Capt. Charles Hodge, do. 

Deacon Solomon Haskell* Newbury 
Mr. Joseph Hooper, Newburyport 
Mr. John Harrod, do. 

Mr. Thomas Ham, do. 

Mr. John Harrison, do. 

Mr, Dayid How, HaverUiU 



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Capt. W. P. Johnson, Newburyport 
Nicholas Johnson, Esq. do. 
Capt. Eleazer Johnson,jun. do, 
Charles Jackson, Esq. Boston 
Mr. Abraham Jackson, Newburyport 
Capt. George Jenkins, do. 



Dr. John Kittrcdge, Newburyport 
Capt. Edmund Kimball, do. 
Mr. Edmund Kimball, Haverhill 
Capt. Caleb Kimball, Newbury 
Mr. James Kimball. Newburyport 
Mr. Moses Kimball, jun. do. 
Mr. James Kimball, Haverhill 
Mr. Nathaniel Knap, Newburyport 
Mr. Nathaniel Knap, jun. do. 
Mr. James Kettell, jun, do. 



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Capt. Jgeter Le Breton , Newbui^po^. 
Capt. Peter L& Breton, jun, dol 
Edward Little, Esq. do. 

Mr, Jacob Little, Newbury 
Mr. Nathan Long, Amesbury 
Beacon Robert Long, Newbuxypor't 
Dr. Josiah Lane, do. 

Capt. James Lowell, Salisbury 
Mr. James Locke, Amesbury 
Mr* Caleb B. Le Bosquet, Haverhill 



Rev. Charles William Milton, Newbury- 

port 
Rev. James Morse, do, 
Capt. James Meyer, do. 
Jonathan Marsh, Esq. do. 
Hon. Nathaniel Marsh, Esq. Haverhill 
Mr. William Moreland, Newburyport 
Capt. Orlando B. Merrill, Newbury 
Capt. Israel Morrill, Salisbury 
Mr. Joseph Moody, Newburyport 
Mr. Robert L. Murray, do. 

Mr. Joseph Moulton, do. 

Mr. Angier March, do* 



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Nathan Noyes, M. B. Newburyporfc 
Capt. William Noyes, do. 
Mr. Paul Noyes, jun. do. 
Samuel Nye, Esq. Salisbury 
Dr. Bishop Norton, Newburyport 
Capt. George Norton, do. 
Mr. Samuel Newman, do. 
Jeremiah Nelson, Esq. do. 
Mr. John M. Noyes, do. 

Joseph Newell, Esq. Newbury 



Mr. Samuel A. Otis, Newburyport 
Capt. John O'Brien, Newbury 
Capt. Jacob Osgood, Salisbury 
Deacon John Osgood, Newbury 
Dr. Peter Osgood, Haverhill 
Timothy Osgood, Esq. do. 

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JCiCola^s Pike, Esq. Ncwlmryport 
Mr. Richard Pike, Newbury 
Capt. John Pearson, Ncwburyport 
Mr. John Pcttmge}, : \ do/ 
Mr. Jaines Prince,, /.do. 
Major Johnjggabodw, j do. 
Capt. Nicolas Pierce, do. 

Mr. Enoch Pierce, do. 

Capt. Benjamin Pierce, do. 
Mr. Aaron Pardee, do. 

Capt. Abraham Perkins, do. 
Mr. Jacob Perkins, do, 

Mr. Oliver Putnam> do. 

Major John Park, do* 

Mr. Tristram Plummer, do. 
Capt. Ebenezer Parley, Salisbury 
Rev. Elijah Parish, Byfield 
Mr. Dudley, Porter, Haverhill 
Mr. Dudley Porter, jun. do. 



Mr. Edward Rand, Newburyport 
Capt. Daniel Richards, do. 
Capt* William Husscll, d<o, 



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Rev. Isaac Smith, By field 
Rev. Hczckiah Smith, Haverhill 
Mr. Leonard Siirith, Newburyport 
Dr. Josiuh Smith, Newbury 
Capt. Nathaniel Smith, Newburyport 
Jonathan Smith, Esq. Salisbury 
Mr. John Smith, Newburyport 
Mr. David Smith, Haverhill 
Micajah Sawyer, M. D. Newburyport 
Enoch Sawyer, jun. Esq. Newbury 
Ebcnezer Stocker, Esq. do. 

Rev. Samuel Spring, Newburyport 
Capt. Joseph Sevier, do. 

Mr. Seth Sweetser, do. 

Mr. Jeremy Stickney, do. 

Mr. Solomon Stickney, Rowley 
Capt. Lawrence Spitzenfield, Salisbury 
Mr. Jacob Swett, Newburyport 
Dr. Nathaniel Saltonstall, Haverhill . 
Epes Sargent, Esq. Boston 
Mr. Ebenezer Stedman, Newburyport 
Mr. Samuel 5 wett, do. 

Mr. William Smi$h, do. 



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Hon. Dudley A. Tyng, Esq. Newbury 
Deacon Thomas Thompson, Newburyport. 
Benaiali Titcomb, Esq. do. 

Capt. Jonathan Titcomb, jun. do. 
Thomas Thomas, Esq. do. 

Mr. Edward Toppan, do. 

Mr. Joshua Tappan, do. 

Capt. Sewall Tappan, do. 

Mr. Amos Tappan, do. 

Mr. Erancis Todd, • do. 

Mr. Paul Thurlo, Newbury 
Nathaniel Thurston, Esq. Bradford 
Ichabod Tucker, Esq. Seabrook. 
Dr. William S. Titcomb, Newburyport 

Mr. Samuel W. Thompson, do. 

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Dr. Francis Vergenies, Newburyport 
John Varnum, Esq. Haverhill 

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Mr. Alner Wood, Newburyport 
Mr. David Wood, do. 

Mr. Humphrey Woodbury, do. 
Capt. Ebenezer Wheelwright, Newbury 
Capt. William Wyer, Newburyport 
Mr. William Wyer, jun. do. 
Capt. Benjamin Wyat, do. 

JMr. Benjamin Wbitrngre, do* 



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Mr. Ebenezer Whitmorc, Newbury 
Mr. Michael Walsh, Newburyport 
Mr. Oilman White, do. 

Mr. Leonard White, Haverhill 
Mr. Luther Waterman, Newburyport 
Mr. William Woart, do. 

Mr. Joseph Williams, do. 

Mr. Jonathan Webster, Salisbury 
Mr. Samuel Webster, Haverhill 
Benjamin Willis, Esq. do, 

Mr. Benjamin Willis, jun. do. 
Mr. Samuel Walker, do. 

Capt. Israel Young, Newburyport 

Omitted by mistake. 
Mr. Moses Atkinson, jun. Newbury 
Mr. John Boardman, Newburyport 



P. S. The Society hate procured four 
Tumigators and four Electrical Machines ; 
one of each will be deposited at the following 
places : 

At Dr. Micajah Sawyer's, Newburyport 
Dr. Samuel Nye's, Salisbury 
Dr. Nath. Saltonstall's, Haverhill 
Rev. Isaac Smith's, Byfield, (j 



